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Rafaella

Girl

Meaning of Rafaella: Italian: 'God has healed'

Rafaella is a girl's name most strongly associated with Italian naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4237th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4237

32 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

789

First recorded 1986 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 9 babies1994: 7 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 8 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 17 babies2003: 14 babies2004: 11 babies2005: 21 babies2006: 17 babies2007: 30 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 30 babies20102011: 32 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 29 babies2015: 27 babies2016: 40 babies2017: 34 babies2018: 35 babies2019: 34 babies2020: 34 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 49 babies2023: 43 babies2024: 37 babies2025: 32 babies
US babies named Rafaella per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 49.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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